Conflict Prevention in the African Peace and Security Architecture

The number and frequency of African led mediation and preventive diplomacy interventions have grown in the past few years. During a research and policy dialogue, organized by the African Union (AU) and the FBA at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia in October 2018, conflict prevention in the African peace and security architecture was discussed.

The peace process in Mali is fragile and the security situation remains difficult in large parts of the country, not the least for women. FBA supports Mali’s newly-established regional dialogue and mediation teams, and offers gender mainstreaming training for key state officials involved in the peace process.

Julia Kempny

THE FBA BLOG

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To me, the image of a closed door has similarities to gender equality and UN peacekeeping. Let me explain.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres aims to achieve gender equality throughout the UN system by 2028. He is actively prioritising to change the inverse relationship across the UN system between seniority and women’s representation – the higher the grade, the larger the gap in gender parity. Particular attention is directed towards ... Read entire post »

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The helicopter had departed from an Italian warship off the coast of Mogadishu where I had spent the better part of a week sailing up ... Read entire post »

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